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|name = Tomoya Ohtani
{{nihongo|'''Tomoya Ohtani'''|大谷 智哉|Ootani Tomoya|extra=born July 1, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan}} is a composer who has worked for [[SEGA]]. He's made music for various Sonic games, and has had the position of sound director multiple times.
 
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|image = Tomoya Ohtani.jpg
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|caption = Tomoya Ohtani
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|gender = Male
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|birthplace =Tokyo, Japan
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|birthday = 1 July 1974
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|nation = Japanese {{JP Flag}}
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|company = [[Sega]]
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|job = Musician, composer, sound director
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{{nihongo|'''Tomoya Ohtani'''|大谷 智哉|Ōtani Tomoya}} is a composer who has worked for [[Sega]]. He's made music for various ''Sonic'' games, and has had the position of sound director multiple times.
   
 
==Career==
 
==Career==
Tomoya Ohtani joined SEGA in 1999, with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChuChu_Rocket! ChuChu Rocket!]'' being the first game he composed music for. He started making music for the Sonic series in 2001, when he composed several tracks for ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'', under the direction of [[Jun Senoue]]. He was given the position of sound director for the first time for ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|Sonic '06]]'', and later he returned as the sound director for ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', ''[[Sonic Colors]]'', and ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''. He also worked on remixing his old tracks with Jun Senoue for ''[[Sonic Generations]]''.
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Tomoya Ohtani joined Sega in 1999, with ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChuChu_Rocket! ChuChu Rocket!]'' being the first game he composed music for. He started making music for the Sonic series in 2001, when he composed several tracks for ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'', under the direction of [[Jun Senoue]]. He was given the position of sound director for the first time for [[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)]], and later he returned as the sound director for ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'', ''[[Sonic Colors]]'', ''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' and ''[[Sonic Forces]]''. He also worked on remixing his old tracks with Jun Senoue for ''[[Sonic Generations]]''.
   
Outside of Sonic, he's composed music for a range of other SEGA games. Examples include ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Channel_5:_Part_2 Space Channel 5: Part 2]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Hatcher_and_the_Giant_Egg Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_Online_Episode_III:_C.A.R.D._Revolution Phantasy Star Online: Episode III]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Rally_2006 Sega Rally 2006]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights:_Journey_of_Dreams NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]''. He was also the sound director for the two games ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Monkey_Ball:_Step_%26_Roll Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Thief_%26_the_Emperor%E2%80%99s_Treasure Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure]''.
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Outside of Sonic, he's composed music for a range of other Sega games. Examples include ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Channel_5:_Part_2 Space Channel 5: Part 2]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Hatcher_and_the_Giant_Egg Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_Online_Episode_III:_C.A.R.D._Revolution Phantasy Star Online: Episode III]'', ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Rally_2006 Sega Rally 2006]'', and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nights:_Journey_of_Dreams NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams]''. He was also the sound director for the two games ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Monkey_Ball:_Step_%26_Roll Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll]'' and ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_Thief_%26_the_Emperor%E2%80%99s_Treasure Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure]''.
   
==Sonic games==
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==Credits==
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===Soundtracks===
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]''
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*''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' (2001)
 
*''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)]]''
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*''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]''
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*''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]''
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*''[[Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Sonic Colors]]''
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*''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Sonic Generations]]''
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*''[[Sonic Colors]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Sonic Lost World]]''
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*''[[Sonic Generations]]'' (2011)
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*''[[Sonic Lost World]]'' (2013)
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*''[[Sonic Runners]]'' (2015)
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*''[[Sonic Forces: Speed Battle]]'' (2017)
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*''[[Sonic Forces]]'' (2017)
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*''[[Team Sonic Racing]]'' (2019) (composer)
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**"Sky Road: Intro Fly-by"
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**"Sky Road: Lap Music"
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**"Sky Road: Final Lap/Goal"
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**"Team Ultimate: Silver"
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Tomoya Ohtani's favorite Sonic game is ''Sonic Unleashed'', and his favorite songs from the series are [[Rooftop Run (Sonic Generations)|Rooftop Run]] (Classic and Modern), both according to [https://twitter.com/Ohtanitter his Twitter account].
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*Many notable tracks composed by Ohtani commonly feature the 'Amens-Break' drum beat such as in stage tracks from [[Wave Ocean]], [[Cool Edge]], [[Tropical Resort]], [[Aquarium Park]], [[Rooftop Run (Sonic Generations)|Rooftop Run]], [[Hang Castle]] and others.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPEs4eiMdzQ</ref>
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*Tomoya Ohtani's favorite Sonic game is ''Sonic Unleashed'', and his favorite songs from the series are [[Rooftop Run (Sonic Generations)|Rooftop Run]] (Classic and Modern), both according to {{Plain link|https://twitter.com/Ohtanitter|his Twitter account}}.
   
==External Links==
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==Gallery==
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* [http://www.game-ost.com/persons/547/tomoya_ohtani/ Biography of Tomoya Ohtani on Game-ost.com]
 
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YN,TOandJS atSonic25th.jpg|[[Yuji Naka]], Tomoya Ohtani and [[Jun Senoue]] at the 2016 Game Symphony, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' 25th Anniversary event.
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==References==
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==External links==
 
*{{Plain link|http://www.game-ost.com/persons/547/tomoya_ohtani/|Biography of Tomoya Ohtani on Game-ost.com}}
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*{{Plain link|https://twitter.com/Ohtanitter|Tomoya Ohtani}} on {{Plain link|https://twitter.com|Twitter}}
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*{{Plain link|http://sonic.sega.jp/SonicChannel/soundcolumn/ohtani/20150701_000031/|Self-Biography of Tomoya Ohtani on Sonic Channel}}
 
[[Category:Musicians|Ohtani, Tomoya]]
 
[[Category:Musicians|Ohtani, Tomoya]]

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Tomoya Ohtani (大谷 智哉 Ōtani Tomoya?) is a composer who has worked for Sega. He's made music for various Sonic games, and has had the position of sound director multiple times.

Career

Tomoya Ohtani joined Sega in 1999, with ChuChu Rocket! being the first game he composed music for. He started making music for the Sonic series in 2001, when he composed several tracks for Sonic Adventure 2, under the direction of Jun Senoue. He was given the position of sound director for the first time for Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), and later he returned as the sound director for Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors, Sonic Lost World and Sonic Forces. He also worked on remixing his old tracks with Jun Senoue for Sonic Generations.

Outside of Sonic, he's composed music for a range of other Sega games. Examples include Space Channel 5: Part 2, Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg, Phantasy Star Online: Episode III, Sega Rally 2006, and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. He was also the sound director for the two games Super Monkey Ball: Step & Roll and Rhythm Thief and the Emperor’s Treasure.

Credits

Soundtracks

Trivia

Gallery

References

External links